FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOOD 2022 NEWSLETTER Over the past year, Friends of Mount Hood has continued its thirty-five year mission of protecting our beautiful mountain by monitoring the activities of the Forest Service (USFS) and the largest federal permit holders. There have been few development proposals in the year probably … More
Dear Friends, The end of 2021 is a good time to remind us of our mission: Friends of Mount Hood is a non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring development and management of national forest lands on Mount Hood. Friends of Mount Hood is especially interested in protecting the alpine meadows, wetlands, … More
A hearty THANK YOU! to all who have partnered with Friends of Mount Hood in the more than thirty years we have been advocating for the most beautiful mountain in the land, if not the world. The pressure placed on our glaciated peak and forest, which the U.S. Forest Service … More
We always like to start with a heartfelt THANK YOU! for your many years of partnership. This effort by the Friends could not have gone on for three decades without the financial support of donors like you. TIMBERLINE. This year, the books were finally closed on the 2011 Timberline Mt. … More
The First Thirty Years: The Beginnings of a Mountain Friendship The story of Kate McCathy’s fascinating life is told on our website http://friendsofmounthood.org/. But how, you many wonder, did Kate and the handful of conservation groups and local individuals that became FOMH end up challenging the Federal government? How did FOMH … More
Friends of Mount Hood Newsletter November 2017 Dear Friends of Mount Hood! Looking back over the past year, it feels that we have been in one of those holding patterns you hate to experience when flying. The good news is that we are in the final stages of two hugely … More
Dear Friends of Mount Hood, We wish everyone a very happy holiday season! This newsletter is devoted to the litigation over the mountain bike facility proposed at Oregon’s beloved gem, Timberline Lodge. By going to our website (friendsofmounthood.org) you can update yourself on other important developments during 2016. In 2013, … More
Kate McCarthy 1917-2015 We are sad to advise you that Kate McCarthy, our founder and life-long protector of Mount Hood, passed away on November 3, 2015. Many of you attended Kate’s slide show presentations and saw the “before and after” photos she made to document the changes that were occurring … More
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! Thanks to your generous help we paid all of the 2013 attorney bills in the ongoing battle to stop the commercial bike park at Timberline Lodge. We are now preparing to cover bills that are accruing for this year. Your entire donation to Friends … More
A New Year On The Mountain 2013 was an important year for Friends of Mount Hood. For over a quarter of a century we have had one mission: protecting the mountain’s alpine meadows, wetlands, streams, wildlife, and forested slopes. This is a big mission, and it cannot be said enough … More
